GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |